FFO EFL1, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund (Mon Apr 22) Bayer Leverkusen | Borussia Dortmund 5-1-2-2 C | 5-3-2 C Chris Spero | Niall Grimes | J_Bijlow GK | GK G_Kobel S_De_Vrij DF | DF E_NDicka C_Romero DF | DF F_Tomori T_Meunier DF | DF Gabriel N_NKoulou DF | DF Fran_Garcia M_Schmelzer DF | DF B_Soumare J_Weigl DM | MF L_Barry H_Lozano MF | MF G_Rutter A_Di_Maria MF | MF K_Ruegg K_Wootton FW | FW R_Lukaku M_Mudryk FW | FW R_Jimenez | J_Omlin SUB | SUB W_Benitez M_Doherty SUB | SUB R_Atkinson H_Ziyech SUB | SUB D_Lenihan J_Dasilva SUB | SUB Y_Gerhardt C_Gakpo SUB | SUB R_Philippe Min. 2 :(byl) J_Weigl curls the ball out wide to K_Wootton ... K_Wootton with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... G_Kobel is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... G_Kobel holds his head in his hands! ... That's put Bayer Leverkusen into the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 3 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... B_Soumare will now play as a DM Min. 7 :(dor) G_Rutter whips the ball across to R_Lukaku ... N_NKoulou reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 12 :(byl) S_De_Vrij sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Mudryk ... Excellent sliding challenge by Gabriel ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... M_Schmelzer plays it towards the near post! ... Great catch from G_Kobel! Min. 14 :(byl) J_Weigl hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Di_Maria latches onto it! ... A_Di_Maria uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it Min. 16 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: Y_Gerhardt ... COMING OFF: K_Ruegg Min. 16 :(byl) A_Di_Maria plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Di_Maria has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... G_Kobel just watches it drift out of play! Min. 19 :(byl) K_Wootton beats E_NDicka ... K_Wootton goes for the top corner! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 21 :(byl) A_Di_Maria elbows G_Rutter off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 23 :(byl) S_De_Vrij holds the ball up ... He sees K_Wootton in space! ... Excellent sliding challenge by Fran_Garcia ... He timed it well Min. 24 :(byl) N_NKoulou knocks the ball past F_Tomori ... Now he crosses to M_Mudryk! ... E_NDicka with the block Min. 24 :(dor) L_Barry takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Y_Gerhardt ... But K_Wootton reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 25 :(dor) R_Jimenez cuts inside J_Weigl ... He worked that well ... But he loses control of it ... T_Meunier takes possession Min. 26 :(dor) R_Lukaku hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_Jimenez latches onto it! ... R_Jimenez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Bijlow moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... J_Bijlow looks dejected! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 27 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... B_Soumare will now play as a DF Min. 27 :(dor) G_Rutter jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Weigl rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 28 :(byl) M_Mudryk brings it under control ... He takes on F_Tomori ... He gets past him! ... He puts in H_Lozano! ... H_Lozano fires off a right-footed shot! ... Brilliant save from G_Kobel Min. 35 :(dor) Fran_Garcia with a deep cross to R_Lukaku ... S_De_Vrij with an awful challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 38 :(byl) M_Schmelzer drives it forward to C_Romero ... A left-footer by C_Romero! ... G_Kobel makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 42 :(byl) J_Weigl searches out M_Mudryk ... R_Jimenez anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(byl) M_Mudryk is too quick for the defence ... But Fran_Garcia will cut out the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Borussia Dortmund Min. 46 :(byl) M_Mudryk runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to S_De_Vrij ... G_Kobel with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee warns him ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... C_Romero hoists it forward ... S_De_Vrij gets on the end of it ... S_De_Vrij with a terrific drive! ... G_Kobel fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 48 :(byl) M_Schmelzer hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Mudryk latches onto it! ... Fran_Garcia leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 51 :(byl) J_Weigl sidesteps E_NDicka ... F_Tomori clears with a diving header Min. 57 :(byl) J_Weigl with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... R_Jimenez is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 59 :(byl) J_Weigl with a byline cross to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk rifles it at the goal! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 60 :(dor) G_Rutter spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to R_Jimenez! ... R_Jimenez has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... J_Bijlow never had a chance! Min. 61 :(byl) M_Schmelzer with a clever shimmy ... Fran_Garcia clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 63 :(byl) N_NKoulou finds M_Mudryk with a ball over the defence ... B_Soumare gets to the ball first Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: H_Ziyech ... COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: C_Gakpo ... COMING OFF: K_Wootton Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: M_Schmelzer Min. 66 :(byl) J_Weigl retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... C_Gakpo gets on the end of it ... C_Gakpo sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... G_Kobel gathers it easily Min. 71 :(byl) C_Gakpo sidesteps F_Tomori ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But E_NDicka clears the ball to safety Min. 71 :(dor) The ball goes loose! ... R_Lukaku seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... N_NKoulou knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Niall Grimes looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 73 :(byl) M_Doherty knocks it forward ... F_Tomori slips ... C_Gakpo gets to it! ... C_Gakpo attempts a lob! ... G_Kobel makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 74 :(dor) L_Barry curls the ball out wide to E_NDicka ... A cheeky lob from E_NDicka! ... J_Bijlow tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... E_NDicka curls it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 75 :(byl) The ball is passed in from C_Romero, he finds C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo lobs G_Kobel! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 76 :(byl) H_Ziyech plays a long ball to C_Gakpo ... But E_NDicka with the fine tackle Min. 80 :(byl) H_Ziyech kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass ... M_Mudryk with the 40 yard drive! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... What a massive goal that is! ... Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead with not long to go!! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 80 :(byl) H_Lozano looks in some pain. He'll have to come off Min. 80 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... B_Soumare will now play as a DM ... They have made three substitutions already! ... They will have to play on with a man less! Min. 83 :(byl) H_Ziyech barges the defender off the ball ... F_Tomori gets to the ball first Min. 83 :(dor) Y_Gerhardt with the cross-field pass to R_Lukaku ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Romero looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 85 :(dor) G_Rutter is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Fran_Garcia ... J_Weigl with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one ... And this time he had to walk! Min. 86 :(byl) M_Mudryk sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Mudryk from 20 yards! ... G_Kobel just watches it float over the bar! Min. 87 :(byl) M_Mudryk looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Ziyech ... Good sliding challenge from B_Soumare ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... H_Ziyech chips the ball in towards the far post! ... G_Kobel comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... T_Meunier swings a leg at it! ... G_Kobel saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(dor) R_Jimenez with a burst of pace ... R_Jimenez has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... J_Bijlow was caught out there ... Bayer Leverkusen thought they was home and dry! ... Now it's all square! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 91 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... B_Soumare will now play as a DF Min. 93 :(byl) C_Romero controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... C_Gakpo gets onto the end of the pass! ... Well intercepted by E_NDicka ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Mudryk Scorers : K_Wootton (2), M_Mudryk (80) Sent Off : J_Weigl (85) Booked : N_NKoulou (71) Injured : H_Lozano (80) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Jimenez (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Jimenez (26,90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Jimenez (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Borussia Dortmund Attempts on Goal : 14 | 4 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 14 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 13 Key Passes : 18 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 13 C_Romero DF 1 21 15 7 19 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 26 19 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 N_NKoulou DF 1 21 16 10 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 19 -5 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 15 10 30 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 J_Weigl DM 1 15 21 7 24 | 87 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 -20 24 -20 H_Lozano MF 1 5 20 15 27 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 20 17 30 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 K_Wootton FW 1 2 14 17 30 | 67 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 0 29 M_Mudryk FW 1 9 18 21 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 20 J_Omlin GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 19 12 8 28 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 H_Ziyech MF 1 4 20 17 25 | 28 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 J_Dasilva MF 1 10 15 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 17 20 27 | 28 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 E_NDicka DF 1 22 16 8 28 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 56 0 18 F_Tomori DF 1 21 17 2 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Gabriel DF 1 21 19 4 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Fran_Garcia DF 1 20 17 4 25 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 11 0 B_Soumare DF 1 15 19 4 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 L_Barry MF 1 2 18 15 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Rutter MF 1 6 19 16 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 K_Ruegg MF 1 7 13 6 28 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lukaku FW 1 2 16 22 25 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 15 21 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 29 -5 26 W_Benitez GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Atkinson DF 1 14 14 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lenihan DF 1 12 8 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gerhardt MF 1 6 14 14 22 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_Philippe FW 1 3 11 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1713815654 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40